The Host (2013)

The Host Synopsis

From Stephenie Meyer (author of the Twilight Saga) comes The Host, a love story set in the future, where earth is occupied by a species who erase the minds of their human hosts, leaving their bodies intact. Melanie Stryder (Saoirse Ronan) is one of the last surviving humans who fights back, risking her life for the people she cares about most – Jared (Max Irons), Ian, (Jake Abel), her brother Jamie (Chandler Canterbury) and her Uncle Jeb (William Hurt) – proving that love can conquer all.

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Kristy Puchko
Dec 24, 2013

The Year In Movies: A Gif Look-Back At 2013

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Jessica Rawden
Jul 09, 2013

This Week In Home Entertainment: Admission, Spring Breakers, The Host And More

The Host hits Blu-ray and DVD on July 9. The Host is set in the future on Earth, in a world that is now inhabited by an alien species who uses humanity as—you guessed it—hosts. Directed by Andrew Niccol, the film tales the tale of a brave young alien who is dealing with the voice of a young woman inside of her.

Jessica Rawden
May 08, 2013

The Host Confirmed For Blu-ray And DVD In July, Will Get Early Digital Release

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Katey Rich and Kristy Puchko
Apr 19, 2013

The Emmerich Scale: Your Guide To The Coming Hollywood Apocalypse

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Scott Gwin
Mar 31, 2013

Weekend Box Office: G.I. Joe Takes First Place With Second Deployment

It's rare enough to write a book and see it become a hit, and rarer still to see that book become a series of enormously successful movies. But for those movies to be so big that your name itself is enough to sell a film? That's about as exclusive a club as it gets for authors, and Stephenie Meyer is the latest inductee thanks to this weekend's release of The Host, the adaptation of her first novel written after the conclusion of the massive Twilight franchise

Katey Rich
Mar 31, 2013

Stephenie Meyer On Why She Originally Wanted Matt Damon For The Host And Her Sci-Fi Influences

With Niccol writing and directing The Host for the big screen, Meyer’s novel was in capable hands. The Gattaca and The Truman Show writer could surely add a little snap and pizzaz to an otherwise tiresome endeavor. As it turns out, however, creating a symbiosis between a character living in the real world and a character stuck in that real world character’s head is more difficult than one might think.

Jessica Rawden
Mar 29, 2013

The Host: 10 Big Differences Between The Book And Movie

Max Irons has yet to become a household name-- and he knows you might wonder why. After all, he was the hunky male lead opposite Amanda Seyfried in Red Riding Hood, the kind of role that made Robert Pattinson and Josh Hutcherson big stars. Why hasn't he totally exploded? Well, partly because he doesn't want to

Abel, who has been on a relentless press tour with co-star Max Irons (the third point of that love triangle), spoke to me earlier this week on the final leg of the press tour in New York City. I asked him about his experience beating up Mark Wahlberg in The Lovely Bones, how he deals with the crazy pressure of auditioning in a room full of other guys, what it's like to have a role in a would-be franchise that just doesn't work out, and which celebrity got him to wait in line for an autograph

Mar 28, 2013

The Host's Jake Abel On Punching Mark Wahlberg And The Franchise That Didn't Happen

In both movie versions of Invasions of the Body Snatchers, having your body and mind taken over by an alien-- or "pod person"-- was the worst case scenario, and exactly what our heroes spend the entire movie trying to avoid. But what if the invasion was only the beginning, and a heroine found herself living with an alien inside her, but also fighting back?

Katey Rich
Mar 25, 2013

The Host Giveaway: Win A Signed Poster, A Behind-The-Scenes Book And More

Coming off a strong week, three for three, we’ve got a full docket this time around. G.I. Joe under attack, Stephenie Meyer getting out of vampires and into aliens, Tyler Perry with another “movie” and Gosling heading out beyond the pines.

Doug Norrie
Mar 24, 2013

This Rotten Week: Predicting G.I. Joe: Retaliation, The Host And More Reviews

With The Host set to arrive in theaters in less than two weeks, we're at the point where Open Road is releasing whole clips from the film to whet fans' appetites for the feature adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's alien invasion novel. The latest clip gives us a glimpse the world Andrew Niccol has brought to life for the film, which is set on earth after aliens have taken over the planet and inhabited most of the human population. As you saw in the clip, not everyone is occupied, but the aliens have their eye on the resistance.

Kelly West
Mar 20, 2013

The Host Clip Shows Aliens In Pursuit And A Highway Chase

The latest clip for Andrew Niccol's upcoming feature adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's The Host gives us a look at stars Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons and Chandler Canterbury as they share what appears to be a very human moment, dancing in the rain. This eventually turns to a private, affectionate moment between Ronan's Melanie and Irons' Jared.

Kelly West
Mar 18, 2013

The Host Clip Shows Dancing In The Rain And Romance

If you've seen the previously released trailers and teasers for The Host, the above clip from Andrew Niccol's film should look familiar to you. It reveals part of the scene where Saoirse Ronan's character Melanie Stryder is on the run and moments from being captured by the bodysnatching aliens, one of whom is played by Diane Kruger. It's not a major spoiler to reveal that the chase doesn't end well for Melanie.

Kelly West
Mar 14, 2013

The Host Clips Reveal Saoirse Ronan On The Run And A Chat With William Hurt's Uncle Jeb

While the spot shows some familiar footage from the alien invasion film, including Saoirse Ronan's character Melanie being occupied by an alien "Soul," this one showcases Max Irons' character Jared and his relationship with Melanie, which naturally changes when the Soul Wanderer takes over his girlfriend's body. As he can be heard saying in the video, he would "do anything to get her back."

Kelly West
Mar 12, 2013

The Host Video Showcases Jared And Melanie's Relationship

Fans of Stephenie Meyer's The Host and those eagerly anticipating Andrew Niccol's feature adaptation of the bodysnatcher story may want to pick up a copy of Us Magazine's Collector's Edition, which hits stands this week and is devoted entirely to Open Road's alien invasion film, headed into theaters later this month. Check out the cover ahead.

Kelly West
Mar 12, 2013

The Host Featured In A Collector's Edition Of Us Magazine

Open Road Films hasn't been shy about promoting their upcoming film The Host, and that's just fine for those of us who are eager to see what Andrew Niccol has done with the adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's non-vampire novel. A new TV spot has made its way online and gives us a couple new glimpses of the film.

Kelly West
Mar 07, 2013

The Host Gets An Exciting New TV Spot And A Pandora Mixtape

The latest featurette for The Host focuses on Andrew Niccol's interpretation of Stephenie Meyer's novel for the feature adaptation, with an emphasis on the locations that serve as the backdrop of the alien-inhabited earth and the caves where the remaining human resistance is hiding out.

Kelly West
Mar 04, 2013

The Host Featurette Focuses On Andrew Niccol's Vision Of A New World

Saoirse Ronan has survived World War II in Atonement, narrated an entire story from beyond the grave in The Lovely Bones and battled Cate Blanchett in Hanna, but she'll be up against an entirely new threat in The Host: aliens. Well, in a way she actually is an alien

Katey Rich
Feb 18, 2013

The Host Exclusive TV Spot: Making Sacrifices For The People You Love

Following the new trailer for The Host comes a featurette for the feature adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's alien invasion novel, which focuses on the choice to love and the state of humanity in a world that's been taken over by body-snatching alien "Souls."

Kelly West
Feb 15, 2013

The Host Featurette Showcases Melanie And Jared's Romance

Following the release of the second theatrical trailer for The Host, author Stephenie Meyer spoke with the press today on a conference call to talk about the book and the film. Among the topics of discussion, Saoirse Ronan's otherworldliness, Meyer's future projects, including a sequel for The Host, how Hanna influenced her decision to go with Saoirse Ronan as the lead, and how the originally intended love triangle became a love square.

Kelly West
Feb 14, 2013

Stephenie Meyer On The Host, Writing The Sequel, And Vampires Vs. Aliens

The Host writer Stephenie Meyer and the feature adaptation's stars, Saoirse Ronan, Jake Abel and Max Irons greeted fans via Google Hangout today to introduce the new trailer for the film and talk about the alien invasion story. The trailer is now available and features more of the sci-fi action and romance in store when the film arrives in theaters next month.

Kelly West
Feb 14, 2013

The Host Gets A New Trailer, Watch Stephenie Meyer And Cast's Google Hangout

The more we see from the feature adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's alien invasion story The Host, the more hopeful I am that Andrew Niccol's film will capture the source material's full potential. We recently shared a featurette, which focused on Diane Kruger's character The Seeker, and gave us a few glimpses of some of the action featured in the film. This week, we'll see even more from the movie as the new trailer is set to debut this Thursday.

Kelly West
Feb 12, 2013

The Host's New Trailer To Debut During Live Google Hangout This Thursday

The body-snatching aliens in Stephenie Meyer's The Host are supposed to be a peaceful sort. In fact, the post-inhabited version of the world, where most of the human bodies have been occupied by alien "souls" is described as a peaceful and beautiful society.

Kelly West
Feb 08, 2013

The Host Video Focuses On Diane Kruger's Determined Character The Seeker

"I was really excited about the idea of getting to play two characters in one film," The Host star Saoirse Ronan says. "It's the actor's dream, really, to do that." Ronan is featured in the latest video promoting the upcoming feature adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's alien body-snatcher story The Host.

Kelly West
Jan 25, 2013

New Host Video Focuses On Saoirse Ronan's Two Characters

If you've seen Hanna, you're well aware that Saoirse Ronan knows how to handle a tough role with some impressive stunts. We'll see the Irish actress in action again when The Host arrives in theaters this March. A behind-the-scenes video has arrived online and focuses on Ronan's stunts for the film, which include dropping off a balcony.

Kelly West
Jan 16, 2013

The Host's Saoirse Ronan Takes Some Falls In Behind The Scenes Video

The feature adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's The Host is set to arrive in theaters in just a few month. We've already seen a few posters for the film, which stars Saoirse Ronan, Jake Abel and Max Irons, and this week, two more have made their way online. These two new posters focus on individual characters and give us an eyeful of background.

Kelly West
Jan 15, 2013

The Host Character Posters Give Us An Eyeful Of Saoirse Ronan And Max Irons

While The Twilight Saga films have all been released, there's still one more film based on a Stephenie Meyer novel on the way. Set to hit theaters this March, The Host trades vampires for aliens and focuses on a young woman whose body is taken over by one of them. Some new banners for the film have made their way online and focus on a few different aspects of the story.